Pregnancy is a kind of miracle. Especially so in that, it proves that a man and woman can conspire to force God to create a new soul. Every child born into the world is a new thought of God, an ever-fresh and radiant possibility.
In India, we have a ceremony called 'Godh Bharai', in the west we call it Baby Shower. Godh Bharai is the traditional celebration of the beauty and splendour of pregnancy and motherhood. The 'Godh Bharai' ceremony is generally performed during the seventh month of pregnancy. Bollywood never misses an occasion to create a song for any situation. There is a long list of songs for this occasion from 1940s onwards. The earliest song in my research is from the 1940 film 'Alakh Niranjan' here the 'Nand', the younger sister in law of the lady; she playfully pulls at her bhabhi’s palla and asks – o tell me, where is the child.
Here is a baby shower song of the 21st Century that talks about the different demands and wishes of a pregnant mother, with clear instructions for the husband to follow
Song of Alakh Niranjan 1940 Audio)
The second song in my list is from the 1947 film Aage Bado, This song is sung by Khursheed and it is picturised on herself. The picturisation shows her holding a doll and imagining it to be her baby. Dev Anand is the hero of the film who is a would be father in this film. This is the second film of Dev anand's career.
Song of Aage Bado 1947
The next song is a naughty conversation piece, minimum emotional and philosophical content. The husband is teasing wife who is expecting their first child. It is a duet of Mukesh and Lalita Deulkar from the 1948 film Mera Munna.
Song of Mera Munna 1948
This is a rare song from the 1953 film Jeevan Jyoti, the debut film of Shammi Kapooir. In this song Chaand Usmani, the heroine of the film and Shammi Kapoor playing the expectant parents. Chaand Usmai is expecting a child and she is singing this song in Asha Bhonsle’s voice, and Shammi Kapoor joins in the end, singing in his own voice.
Song of Jeevan Jyoti 1953
This is an interesting Godh Bharai song here the hero and heroine posed as husband and wife to get a job, actually, they are not. The ladies in the house suspect that Meena Kumari is in the family way. So they started celebrating the occasion. The picturization shows a bemused Meena Kumari being subjected to this “godh bharai” rasm in the song.
Song of Miss Marry 1957
This song is picturised on Nirupa Roy (an expectant mother ) and Kishore Kumar, playing her Devar (brother in law) sings this song. In this song, Kishore Kumar imagines how the kid would behave once he is born. The song was written by Shailendra and composed by Salil Chowdhry
Song of Musafir 1957
It is an expectant parents’ song which is picturised on beaming Dharmendra and Meena Kumari in the 1964 film “Main Bhi Ladki Hoon"
Song of Main Bhi Ladki Hoon 1964
In this song the would be mother played by Vyjyanti Mala, surrounded by ladies viz. Leela Chitnis, Mumtaz Begum and others while Helen sings and dance. The song is from the 1964 film Zindagi.
Song of Zindagi 1964
This is a beautiful song from the 1971 film Tere Mere Sapne, written by Neeraj and composed by S D Burman picturized on Dev Anand and Mumtaz. They are husband & wife in this film and expecting their first child,
Song of Tere Mere Sapne 1971
This song is from Hum Aapke Hai Kaun
Song of Hum Aapke Hai Kaun 1994
Song of Kya Kehna 2000
Song of Filhaal 2002
Last not least a song from Badhai Ho where Neena Gupta is an elderly woman mother of a full-grown son is expecting a child
